Fish contamination and human exposure to mercury in the Tapajos river basin, Para State, Amazon, Brazil: A screening approach

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 194-201

  Bidone, E D ^a   Castilhos, Z C ^a   Cid De Souza, T M ^a,b   Lacerda, L D ^c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Natl Dept of Mineral Production   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAZIL; DIET; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MERCURY; MUSCLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FISH CONSUMPTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOLD MINING; MERCURY POLLUTION;

BRAZIL, PARA STATE, TAPAJOS RIVER;

EID: 0030613423     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900464     Document Type: Article

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